Line Combos: Your lines TOMORROW vs the Panthers

[goldenblack]

Parker Wotherspoon needs to play every game.

Love his game. He's another case of found money. Cliffy who?

 

[Absurdity]

Marchand - Coyle - DeBrusk
Zacha - Boqvist - Pastrnak
JVR - Frederic - Brazeau
Maroon - Beecher - Geekie

Lindholm - McAvoy
Lohrei - Carlo
Wotherpsoon - Shattenkirk

 

[goldenblack]

Marchand - Coyle - DeBrusk
Zacha - Boqvist - Pastrnak
JVR - Frederic - Brazeau
Maroon - Beecher - Geekie

Lindholm - McAvoy
Lohrei - Carlo
Wotherpsoon - Shattenkirk

He won't ever do it. But I like where your head is at with it.

 

[LSCII]

Not sure about what lines I’d use, but I’d definitely start Ullmark in net. He owns Florida.

 

[Johnny4778]

I would think against the Panthers Forbort is ahead of Gryz on the depth chart.

Peeke has to start as soon as he is ready. Playing Shatts is driving up the minutes for McAvoy. They've got 2 rookies on the ice, and still Shatts is barely playing and getting the most sheltered minutes possible when he does get on the ice

Shattenkirk has been cool as a cucumber out there and absolutely needs to be playing.

 

[JCRO]

I’m 100 percent FOR giving Ullmark the start.

Rest Sway. It’s about the long game folks. Short turn around and Game 1 is in Florida. Ullmark happens to have very good numbers against them.

The rest of the lineup stays the same for me though I hope Peeke and Heinen are available soon.

 

[BruinDust]

Shattenkirk has been cool as a cucumber out there and absolutely needs to be playing.

You can see that experience guy has over 1000 games and has won a cup. Lots of composure. Exp. isn't the be-all, end-all certainly (see Lohrei, Mason) but I think it matters more for D-men in the playoffs than it does for forwards.

 

[DKH]

Not sure about what lines I’d use, but I’d definitely start Ullmark in net. He owns Florida.

He’s 4-0

I Shwwwwway game 1 and if he’s off Ullsy gsme 2

But not that crazy to go Ullmark game 1 - but better off to keep that card

Swayman could pull a Dryden or Ruhhhhwah

Good news is hate all the East teams left

 

[JCRO]

Shattenkirk has been cool as a cucumber out there and absolutely needs to be playing.

Uhhhh..

Ill give to post his scratch during the series he stepped it up a bit.

But he was woof in games prior to that. I think he does well after the occasional games off.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Shattenkirk has been cool as a cucumber out there and absolutely needs to be playing.

he plays the fewest shifts of anyone on the defense, and by a HUGE margin. He had 2 or maybe 3 games where he played less than 10 minutes even strength, and is getting 82% of his face offs in the offensive zone . He is putting a huge load on McAvoy who basically has to double shift whenever there is a defensive zone faceoff.

Montgomery has zero confidence in him in the defensive zone

 

[Johnny4778]

Shattenkirk has been cool as a cucumber out there and absolutely needs to be playing.

Witherspoon, Peeke, Shattenkirk all

Uhhhh..

Ill give to post his scratch during the series he stepped it up a bit.

But he was woof in games prior to that. I think he does well after the occasional games off.

lindholm was brutal the entire series; except last game; loheri look good at times but always in trouble near end of shift in own zone.

when we took Shattenkirk out we lost.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Forbort, Lauko and Ullmark in or game 1, imo

 

[Alicat]

Forbort, Lauko and Ullmark in or game 1, imo

I could see Lauko drawing in but I leave the D alone for game 1. If Peeke is ready, I take him over Forbort

 

[DKH]

Marchand - Coyle - DeBrusk
Zacha - Boqvist - Pastrnak
JVR - Frederic - Brazeau
Maroon - Beecher - Geekie

Lindholm - McAvoy
Lohrei - Carlo
Wotherpsoon - Shattenkirk

It’s kinda funky but I like it - curious how Boqvist would look there because he was drafted as a scorer center top 40 player

 

[NDiesel]

Forbort, Lauko and Ullmark in or game 1, imo

Who you take out for Lauko? Think you gotta keep Maroon for this series even though he's looking slow

 

[UncleRico]

I’m going with swayman. He’s a 25 year old professional athlete. He doesn’t need rest unless he’s injured. Can’t sit the guy who was your best weapon in the series

Ullmark has been too much of a liability in the playoffs in his career to mess around with him.

 

[bbfan419]

I would actually start Ullmark for game 1 and let Swayman have a rest, see how Ullmark does and you can always go back to Swayman or rotate them if they are both playing well.

 

[goldenblack]

I start Sway game 1 because Bennett is out. This is the one you HAVE to steal in Florida.

 

[goldenblack]

Wow Florida just totally switched things up to match our depth

Verhaeghe - Barkov - Tkachuk
Luostarinen - Lundell - Reinhart
Rodrigues - Stenlund - Tarasenko
Cousins - Lorentz - Okposo
Lomberg/Gadjovich

 

[SPV]

Wow Florida just totally switched things up to match our depth

Verhaeghe - Barkov - Tkachuk
Luostarinen - Lundell - Reinhart
Rodrigues - Stenlund - Tarasenko
Cousins - Lorentz - Okposo
Lomberg/Gadjovich

Is Lomberg not in the lineup? I don’t have to see his punchable face. Excellent.

 

[JCRO]

Is Lomberg not in the lineup? I don’t have to see his punchable face. Excellent.

There’s a lot of punchable faces on that team.

Bennett is still out. That’s another one

 

[neelynugs]

seems like ullmark is getting a lot of attention for a possible game 1 start.
i'd probably start the .950 guy from round 1, but i guess extra rest off an emotional
series isn't the worst plan when you have another #1 guy

 

[sarge88]

Guessing

63-13-74
XX-18-88
21-11-55
XX-70-61

The two XX will be chosen from Beecher, Geekie and Heinen I would think. I figure it will be the same lines as last night

So happy you’re back!

He’s 4-0

I Shwwwwway game 1 and if he’s off Ullsy gsme 2

But not that crazy to go Ullmark game 1 - but better off to keep that card

Swayman could pull a Dryden or Ruhhhhwah

Good news is hate all the East teams left

Good point….

I mean, it’s not like I love any East team…..but Florida, NYR, Carolina are 3,4,5 behind Montreal and Toronto.

 

[Blowfish]

Hoping Peekabo and Heiny are in tomorrow night. Big team, so a healthy Forbert might also be helpful.

 

[Absurdity]

It’s kinda funky but I like it - curious how Boqvist would look there because he was drafted as a scorer center top 40 player

Biggest issue I saw from the Pastrnak line was their inability to enter the offensive zone. Boqvist is one of our better forwards at zone entries. I think once that line can enter the zone, the 5 on 5 points will come.

Geekie isn't an issue there, but I don't think he has been seeing the ice that well. I think if he simplifies his game on the 4th line, Maroon, Beecher, and Geekie could be a great forechecking line and Maroon will eventually catch up once Beecher and Geekie are on the forecheck.